Holographic BannersThis paper is concerned with eternal AdS black holes. The quantum cosmological future and past interior states of the black hole may be placed on an equal footing to the left and right AdS boundary…Matthew J. Blacker, Sean A. Hartnoll·Apr 2, 2026SaveLearn
Topological Effects in Neural Network Field TheoryNeural network field theory formulates field theory as a statistical ensemble of fields defined by a network architecture and a density on its parameters. We extend the construction to topological…Christian Ferko, James Halverson, Vishnu Jejjala et al.·Apr 2, 2026SaveLearn
Recursive relations from diffeomorphism in the Randall-Sundrum modelModels of gravity in warped extra dimensions enjoy invariance under diffeomorphism. We derive the nonlinear transformation rules for the metric perturbations in the unitary gauge. As an off-shell…Haiying Cai, Giacomo Cacciapaglia·Apr 2, 2026SaveLearn
AI usage in string theory, a case study: String Vacua in the Interior of Moduli SpaceThese proceedings start with a discussion of my recent experiences with large language models and potential implications for their usage in our field. This is followed by an AI generated summary of…Timm Wrase·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
Solving Lévy Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev ModelWe present an exact solution in the large-N limit of the Lévy Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (LSYK) model introduced in Ref. [1], wherein the couplings are drawn from a Lévy Stable distribution parameterized by…Budhaditya Bhattacharjee, William. E. Salazar, Alexei Andreanov et al.·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
Superconformal index for N = 4 Super Yang-Mills and Elliptic Macdonald PolynomialsWe establish a connection between the superconformal index of N=4 U(N) SYM and the elliptic Ruijsenaars-Schneider integrable system. The index admits an expression in terms of elliptic…Gao-fu Ren, Min-xin Huang·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
Entanglement entropy and conformal bounds for d=5 CFTsThe entanglement entropy of spacetime regions A in odd-dimensional conformal field theories (CFTs) contains a universal constant term, (-1)d-12F(A). This quantity can be robustly…Pablo Bueno, Adam Fernández García, Francesco Gentile et al.·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
Three-form lifting of dilaton flat direction without and with gravitySpontaneous scale symmetry breaking is commonly associated with a flat direction in the action. We show that this need not be so if the dilaton is coupled to a three-form field in a manner compatible…Georgios K. Karananas·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
On Generalised Discrete TorsionFor a 2d gauged sigma model with target space M and discrete gauge group G, we consider a generalisation of Vafa's discrete torsion H2(BG; U(1)) that assigns different local discrete…Philip Boyle Smith, Yuji Tachikawa·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
Infinite Heat Order in 3+1 DimensionsWe investigate whether spontaneous symmetry breaking can persist up to arbitrarily high temperature in ultraviolet-complete quantum field theories in four spacetime dimensions. We focus on completely…Borut Bajc, Giulia Muco, Francesco Sannino et al.·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
Cosmological Wavefunctions as Amplitudes: Dual Shuffle Factorization and Uniqueness from New Hidden ZerosWe show that cosmological wavefunctions in ϕn theories naturally generalize flat-space Tr(ϕ3) scattering amplitudes: via a simple map from tube variables to Mandelstam invariants, each…Yang Li, Laurentiu Rodina·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
Energy Correlators from Star Integrals via Mellin SpaceWe explore the Mellin space representation for the collinear limit of N-point energy correlators in N=4 super-Yang-Mills theory. We show that these correlators can be written as…Anastasia Volovich, Di Wu, Kai Yan·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
Excited solutions in a Skyrme--Chern-Simons model in 2+1 dimensionsWe study excited solutions in a Skyrme--Chern-Simons theory in 2+1 dimensions. In particular, we emphasize the necessity of using a Lagrange multiplier method to obtain excited solutions, due to…Francisco Navarro-Lérida, D. H. Tchrakian·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
Tensionless hybrid strings in AdS3× S3× S3× S1: Free field realisationWe discuss a Wakimoto-like free field realisation of d(2,1;α)1, whose sl(2,R) subalgebra has level k=1, that requires no gauging, i.e., realises the current algebra…Vit Sriprachyakul·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
Topological defect induced phase separation in a holographic systemWe investigate the coupled dynamics of symmetry breaking and phase separation during quenches across the critical point in a first-order phase transition. Based on the Einstein-Maxwell-scalar theory,…Zi-Qiang Zhao, Zhang-Yu Nie, Jing-Fei Zhang et al.·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
The matrix edge of holographyThe IKKT matrix model arises at the extremal p= -1 limit of holographic dualities based on Dp-brane geometries. We review the one-dimensional maximal supergravity that governs bulk fluctuations…Franz Ciceri, Henning Samtleben·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
Highest-weight truncation, graded EFT structure, and renormalization of black hole Love numbersThe static tidal Love numbers of four-dimensional black holes vanish identically, unlike their nontrivial dynamical response at finite frequency. Recent work has provided three complementary…Naman Kumar·Apr 1, 2026SaveLearn
de Sitter extremal surfaces, time contours, complexifications and pseudo-entropiesWe study no-boundary de Sitter extremal surfaces and their pseudo-entropy areas for generic subregions at the future boundary, building on previous work. For large subregions, timelike+Euclidean…K. Narayan·Mar 31, 2026SaveLearn
Instanton condensation and a new phase of BPS black holesWe analyse the 1/16-BPS superconformal index for BPS black holes at equal charge in AdS5 × S5, uncovering evidence for a new instability in the microcanonical ensemble along the small black…Jack Holden·Mar 31, 2026SaveLearn
Warm Warped ThroatsWe investigate brane inflation, focusing on warm inflation realizations within a warped throat geometry. While the standard scenario relies on a single mobile D3-brane moving radially toward an…Dibya Chakraborty, Rudnei O. Ramos·Mar 31, 2026SaveLearn
Cosmological brick walls & quantum chaotic dynamics of de Sitter horizonsOriginally proposed by 't Hooft, the brick wall model has recently reemerged as a useful framework for probing quantum aspects of horizon physics, particularly in the context of holography. In…José M. Begines, Suman Das, Hyun-Sik Jeong et al.·Mar 31, 2026SaveLearn
On Entropic Gravity from BFSS Matrix TheoryWe study Matrix theory at strong coupling in a setting describing two static objects a fixed distance apart, using numerical techniques. We reproduce the exact general relativistic force law between…Korin Aldam-Tajima, Vatche Sahakian·Mar 31, 2026SaveLearn
Limits to Computational Acceleration Imposed by Quantum Field Theory and Quantum GravityA computer, in order to perform a given computation, requires a certain amount of space (memory) and a certain amount of time (runtime). This leaves certain computations beyond reach due to…Leron Borsten, Hyungrok Kim·Mar 31, 2026SaveLearn
Sine-Gordon solitons in AdS, dS and other hyperbolic spacesWe find infinitely many soliton-like solutions in a deformation of the sine-Gordon theory in (d+1)-dimensional AdSd+1 (anti-de Sitter) spacetime for d ≥ 2, as well as single solitonic…E. T. Akhmedov, D. V. Diakonov·Mar 31, 2026SaveLearn
Manifest Moebius invariance of massive tree-level three-point amplitudes in pure spinor superspaceUsing BRST cohomology properties in pure spinor superspace and identities for OPE brackets of non-free fields, we obtain a new compact nested-bracket representation of massive tree-level three-point…Chen Huang, Carlos R. Mafra, Yi-Xiao Tao·Mar 31, 2026SaveLearn